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eTextbooks – a solution? Competition is ramping up in eReader industry: Amazon’s Kindle (3 models + new international model) Sony eBook Reader (3 models) iRex eReader (Best Buy) Plastic Logic eReader Barnes & Noble eReader (Android-based) + eBook stores and libraries from Amazon, B&N, Borders, Google and others + wireless support from AT&T, Verizon, & Sprint “According to a report from tech analysis firm Forrester Research published Tuesday, 1.2 million digital readers will be sold in the U.S. in the fourth quarter, bringing the total sales estimate for 2009 to around 3 million devices, fully a million more than Forrester's previous projection. And in 2010, Forrester expects sales to double again to 6 million.” The Coming E-Book Boom The Coming E-Book Boom [Financial Times]

eTextbooks Amazon piloting Kindle DX at 7 colleges: Case Western Reserve University, Pace University, Princeton, Reed College, University of Virginia, and Arizona State Sony piloting as well: Northwest Missouri State, University Penn State, …

“McGraw-Hill joins the other major textbook publishers, Cengage Learning, Pearson, and Wiley, which are already selling Kindle editions.” eTextbooks Amazon scores another college textbook publisher for Kindle DX Amazon scores another college textbook publisher for Kindle DX [techflash]

eTextbooks - on eReaders Upcoming technologies that will motivate the market…

“SiPix has announced that it will bring ‘a small number’ of color e-ink displays to market by the end of 2010.” eTextbooks – on eReaders SiPix ahead of rivals in race to produce e-paper SiPix ahead of rivals in race to produce e-paper [taipei times]

"An Apple tablet could be the sweetest college textbook reader you've ever seen…" eTextbooks – on eReaders E-readers could push growth in e-textbook market, analysts say E-readers could push growth in e-textbook market, analysts say [SanFran Chronical]

eTextbooks – online Utilizing proprietary reader software “Harvard University Press will publish 1,000 digitized books on Scribd” The future of scholarship? Harvard goes digital with Scribd [Ars Technica] The future of scholarship? Harvard goes digital with Scribd “CourseSmart is a consortium of publishers, including [Cengage Learning] Pearson and McGraw-Hill Co. Its content, sold in limited-time subscriptions, can be read on PCs and printed out in small batches, but not read on a Kindle or a Sony Reader.” Book Smarts? E-Texts Receive Mixed Reviews From StudentsBook Smarts? E-Texts Receive Mixed Reviews From Students [Wall Street Journal]

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“I’d need five Kindles just to hold a single thought while writing essays,” said Marius Johannessen, who is studying for his master’s in information systems at University of Agder. “Books work just fine.” Students Skeptical Kindle DX Can Replace Paper Chase Students Skeptical Kindle DX Can Replace Paper Chase [Wired] “In the Student PIRG study, 75% of college students said they would prefer print to digital texts.” The future of scholarship? Harvard goes digital with Scribd The future of scholarship? Harvard goes digital with Scribd [Ars Technica] eTextbooks – what do students think?

“Moreover, younger students might find the devices antiquated. Last year, educational research group Project Tomorrow asked students what elements they found most important in digital textbooks. Many said they wanted interactive features like videos and quizzes. No dedicated e- readers have these attributes.” The future of scholarship? Harvard goes digital with Scribd The future of scholarship? Harvard goes digital with Scribd [Ars Technica] eTextbooks – what do students think?

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